Split Sizes

Does anyone know of any brands that sell split sizes?? I was told Tenaya, but I see no way to order them on their website. Anyone know the cost?

acopa is the answer for split size pairs. the process of sizing your split and the customer service is unmatched, not to mention the JBs climb pretty dang well 

Second for Acopa! Great shoes, I love my legends. 

Interesting. Never heard of Acopa.

Turns out Tenaya DOES do split sizes. It’s crazy expensive though.

I have two full size different, big ass feet. I looked into Tenaya, they are expensive with shipping, not to mention, every email to customer service took them 2-3 weeks to respond to one question in an email that had several.

I have since fully jumped on the Acopa train. The ability to split-size at no additional cost except for the extra time for them to make your shoes is awesome.

Can not say enough good things about these guys. My JB’s are sick, and the Nova is such a great shoe, I’ve been dinking around with writing up a long review on the Nova for this forum but have been too busy.

What Acopa shoes are best suited to bouldering? How do they fit overall? I have a wider forefoot and narrow heel. 

Jeremiah Bwrote:

What Acopa shoes are best suited to bouldering? How do they fit overall? I have a wider forefoot and narrow heel. 

Nova and Gama. Gama is one of the best bang for buck shoes you can find that I know of. Acopa has built most of their shoes to cater to wide-footed folk from what I can tell.

I have a D width forefoot (so normal) and narrow heel. For me the Nova was perfect. The Gama, I was told, is built on the same last as the Merlin which caters more to someone with wider feet but still seems to accommodate a narrow heel.

I don’t really know as I haven’t tried the Gama since the Nova ended up fitting me perfect, so I just asked their customer service dude about it.

Which, by the way, I highly recommend you do. They’re responsive and helpful.

Butora may still do it.  At one point they did it for a $25 fee.  Order direct and would likely have to call or email to figure it out

scnwrote:

Butora may still do it.  At one point they did it for a $25 fee.  Order direct and would likely have to call or email to figure it out

Last I had heard—they do not.

All I can confirm for sure is that Unparallel and Evolv do not anymore. Although Unparallel said, “due to chain supply.” So maybe once they get some chains back in they’ll be back at it; I wouldn’t hold your breath.

I asked Butora earlier in the year and they do not anymore. 

I second Acopa. Been climbing in my split size JBs for about a month now. Great shoes and great customer service. 

Sorry to revive an old thread, but rather than start a new one I thought I would update everyone here. After climbing in Acopa for a long time, I can't get hold of them these days and have been calling/emailing other companies to ask about split sizing. 

For anyone following, I will keep a running list of responses:

• Madrock: $20 fee and no returns
• Tenaya: 20% fee plus extra shipping costs (ambiguously worded, but I read it as more than usual shipping; also, not clear on return policy)
• Unparallel: $30 fee plus no returns, but easiest process, just order the shoe you want and put split sizes in the notes
• So iLL: 40% off two pairs, so essentially 20% charge but maybe you can sell the extra?
• La Sportiva: Will offer a 50% off coupon on two pairs of shoes, provided the size difference is greater than one American size (split size program designed only for medical issues resulting in large differences); offered a 25% off coupon as a courtesy in my case

Evolv, Scarpa, and Butora do not have a program.

For easy / cracks / slabs ... Moccs or Mythos - they'll stretch to fit the same.

Davide Carozzawrote:

Sorry to revive an old thread, but rather than start a new one I thought I would update everyone here. After climbing in Acopa for a long time, I can't get hold of them these days and have been calling/emailing other companies to ask about split sizing. 

For anyone following, I will keep a running list of responses:

• Madrock: $20 fee and no returns
• Tenaya: 20% fee plus extra shipping costs (ambiguously worded, but I read it as more than usual shipping; also, not clear on return policy)
• Unparallel: $30 fee plus no returns, but easiest process, just order the shoe you want and put split sizes in the notes
• So iLL: 40% off two pairs, so essentially 20% charge but maybe you can sell the extra?
• La Sportiva: Will offer a 50% off coupon on two pairs of shoes, provided the size difference is greater than one American size (split size program designed only for medical issues resulting in large differences); offered a 25% off coupon as a courtesy in my case

Evolv, Scarpa, and Butora do not have a program.

How did you get the la sportiva 50% coupon? I reached out to them before and was told split sizes were not an option. 

Left foot 11.5

Right foot 9

Rob Dodsonwrote:

How did you get the la sportiva 50% coupon? I reached out to them before and was told split sizes were not an option. 

Left foot 11.5

Right foot 9

I called the support number and got a voicemail back with the info above. I might try giving them a call and saying that you heard they have a program for people with significantly mismatched feet and were hoping to get the discount code.

Acopa no longer does split sizing (or factor re-soling). I had previously bought a split size from them and bought a new pair the same way the end of last year. The shoes showed up the same size. After some effort I finally got a hold of a person that gave me the news. The shoes got returned (because my left foot wouldn't fit).